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Asam Shan

Senior Frontend Engineer (Web3 Product)

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Frontend-focused engineer shipping production web3 products across bridging, governance, and analytics. I build clear UX for complex onchain workflows and improve release quality through CI/CD checks, e2e coverage, runbooks, and observability.

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Core Strengths

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TypeScript
React
Next.js
GraphQL
REST APIs
Redux/TanStack Query
EVM integrations (Viem/Wagmi)
Frontend architecture
CI/CD collaboration
e2e/integration testing
Datadog
Docs/runbooks
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Community & Mentorship

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Mentor engineers through Coding Coach and The Mentoring Club, focused on technical growth and career progression.
Started Tech-Leap, a newsletter for developers navigating their early years in tech.
Write at shan8851.com on frontend architecture, engineering culture, and practical team workflows.
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Experience

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Polygon

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Applications)

Oct 2025 – Present
  • Took Agglayer UI from 0→1 as a near-sole engineer shortly after joining, shipping a production bridge experience across Polygon ecosystem apps/dapps.
  • Built and evolved Agglayer Dev UI (open source), a configurable bridge starter used internally and by new Agglayer chains to launch native bridging faster.
  • Integrated routing capabilities, including LI.FI and multihop support, to improve route flexibility and execution outcomes.
  • Strengthened release confidence by implementing e2e/integration test flows with funded testnet wallets, validating real onchain actions plus backend integrations.
  • Partnered on CI/CD and deployment workflow improvements (including Argo/Kargo release paths), moving critical checks earlier in the pipeline.
  • Added Datadog monitoring plus deployment/debug runbooks to reduce tribal knowledge and improve cross-team delivery consistency.

Aragon

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Shipped modular governance UX flows, including token wrapping and delegation, for production DAO applications.
  • Built composable frontend patterns that reduced integration overhead and improved delivery speed.
  • Partnered with protocol/backend teams to turn complex governance logic into intuitive user-facing flows.
  • Contributed to open-source governance tooling, including Governance UI Kit and app template initiatives.

Cielo Finance

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Helped evolve Cielo from bot-first tooling into a broader wallet discovery and analytics platform.
  • Supported scaling across 16+ EVM chains with faster chain-integration workflows.
  • Delivered user-facing analytics and integrations used by active web3 communities.
  • During tenure, contributed to growth to 10k+ MAU and significant engagement uplift.

Earlier Roles

Co-Founder & CTO, Let's Eat2021–2022
Software Engineer, Library of Things2021
Software Engineer, North Link Digital2019–2021
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Selected Public Work

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